Etymology of the English word excrete
the English word
excretederived from the Latin word
excretusderived from the Late Latin word
excernerederived from the Medieval Latin word
cernere (sift, separate, distinguish)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*krei-using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsDate
The earliest known usage of excrete in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
excretory,
excreted,
excretingUsage
Word found in Modern English
